I feel that Nebraska has taken this too far and aren't taking as many chances on transfers this year. They've already had Lachlan McNeil and Caleb Rathjen on visits to fill a very big hole at 149, and just missed out on Stiles (who knows if they were actually in contact), however they weren't that aggressive and talks just fizzled out. But the one that really stung was Nasir Bailey, who reached out to Nebraska to see if they would be interested, and nothing ever came of it and he ended up committing to Iowa.
I like that Manning and Co. focus on building recruits up but it would really be nice to see them get aggressive to fill in needs such as HWT and 149. It seems like they are making Built Not Bought their new saying and at some point it has to come back and bite them, especially after losing McNeil.
Don't get me wrong Nebraska has had some stellar recruits who have stayed all 4 years, but at some point they need to swallow their pride and dive into the portal, it's not an NIL issue or anything but more of a keeping their word and reputation issue.